Is Roosevelt Island considered part of New York City?

Roosevelt Island, according to courts, election boards, and the post office, is within the jurisdiction of Manhattan.



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No one had built neighborhoods there before, so there were no racial or ethnic enclaves (yet), and every unit on the island was rented or sold through affordable-housing programs designed for low- and middle-income New Yorkers.

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A: Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Each of the 5 boroughs of NYC has dozens of neighborhoods with their own flavor, experiences, and cuisines.

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Manhattan is the most expensive and most densely populated borough in the Big Apple, and this list only consists of Manhattan neighborhoods. Over half of the 50 wealthiest neighborhoods in NYC are located in Manhattan.

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According to one version of an oft-repeated but apocryphal tale, Captain Billopp's seamanship secured Staten Island to New York, rather than to New Jersey: the island would belong to New York if the captain could circumnavigate it in one day, which he did.

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There are many offices, parks, wildlife parks and residential settlements spread throughout. These were the major islands of Staten Island. Other smaller isles include Isle of Meadows, Prall's Island, Shooter's Island and Swinburne Island. These are uninhabited and have mostly protected natural parks.

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Roosevelt Island is part of Manhattan, but it can feel as if it's a world away. It takes a MetroCard swipe to get a lift on the Roosevelt Island Tram, which tracks along the Queensboro Bridge. The F train, Q102 bus, and NYC Ferry also transport neighbors and visitors to the spot in the East River.

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Blackwell's Island, now known as Roosevelt Island, has a deep connection to disability and incarceration. For much of the early 1900s, New Yorkers nicknamed the island Welfare Island after the asylums, prisons, and almshouses that were built there.

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Once closed to the public, today Roosevelt Island is home to a residential community and a number of parks and landmarks. At the island's southern end, the Louis Kahn–designed Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park offers public programming and family-friendly events.

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Here are some of the cheapest places to live in New York City and the outer boroughs.
  • Washington Heights (Manhattan)
  • East Flatbush (Brooklyn)
  • Inwood (Manhattan)
  • Murray Hill (Manhattan)
  • Sunnyside (Queens)
  • Bedford Park (The Bronx)
  • All Areas of Staten Island.


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Roosevelt Island is a neighborhood in New York City, New York with a population of 4,510. Roosevelt Island is in New York County and is one of the best places to live in New York. Living in Roosevelt Island offers residents a dense urban feel and most residents rent their homes.

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While still a part of Manhattan, Roosevelt Island is its opposite: quiet, homely, and mostly green-colored.

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